High Court to rule on liquor application

On Tuesday, the court session went on until after hours as the attorneys for the applicants and the government argued. Bar owners insist that they are entitled to operate under the hours stipulated on their old licences until they expire.

However, deputy Attorney General, Abraham Keetshabe, is opposing the application on the basis that it is not urgent. Keetshabe said the liquor association has no legal standing to  sue the government on behalf of liquor traders. He has pleaded with the court to dismiss the application with costs.